,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1         
#bjag,mr4 ,byrne introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to exp& 
! eligibility ( vet]ans = hospital c>e &
 m$ical s]vices provid$ by non-,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical provid]s "u 
! ,vet]ans ,*oice ,program4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,full   
,*oice = ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,expansion 
( eligibility = non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs m$ical c>e "u ,vet]ans' ,*oice
 ,program ,subsection 7b7 ( section #aja
 ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &        
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7
 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7b7        
,eligible vet]ans ,a vet]an is an       
eligible vet]an = purposes ( ?is section
 if ! vet]an is enroll$ 9 ! pati5t      
enrollm5t sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs e/abli%$ & op]at$ "u section  
#agje ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 

includ+ any su* vet]an :o has n receiv$ 
hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices f !      
,dep>tm5t & has contact$ ! ,dep>tm5t    
seek+ an initial appo9tm5t f ! ,dep>tm5t
 = ! receipt ( su* c>e or s]vices4  4